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WICA.66
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.4208.WICA66
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Author Plot Code  |
WICA.66
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| Author Observation Code |
WICA.66
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| Location Fields: |
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| Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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| Latitude |
43.625436955
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| Longitude |
-103.452781184
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| Author Location |
WICA -- Custer County, 5S, 6E, sec 7, SE4SW4/SW4SE4
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| Location Narrative |
Wind Cave National Park approx. 1.3 air miles SSE of junction of Hwy 87 and NPS 5/6. Park at Centennial Trailhead and hike south and somewhat west to first major drainage bottom - this is a tributary to Highland Creek, which it joins approx. 0.7 miles downstream. Plot located in broadest part of wetland which is a short distance upstream from the Centennial Trail crossing.
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| State or Province |
South Dakota
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| Country |
United States
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| Layout Fields: | |
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| Shape |
Rectangular
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| Area |
100
m²
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| Permanence |
not permanent
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| Environment Fields: | |
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| Elevation |
1347.21599795223
m
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| Slope Aspect |
(n/a, flat)
º
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| Slope Gradient |
0
º
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| Topographic Position |
Channel bed
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| Landform |
drainage channel (undifferentiated)
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| Surficial Deposits |
Alluvial Deposits: Alluvial Fan
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| Landscape Narrative |
This wetland is vegetated predominantly with Spartina pectinata, but there are sizeable patches of Carex nebrascensis as well as small patches of other graminoids. -- Wetland is about 150 meters long; continues downstream as narrow zone along small creek; width is 5-20 meters. Adjacent prairie is Poa pratensis, and Schizachyrium scoparium, grading into PIPO/SCSH. Condition is excellent. This area is not heavily used by bison. Some Cirsium arvense in bottom downstream from wetland.
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| Representativeness |
Plot done in area dominated by Spartina pectinata and includes part of a Carex nebrascensis patch an
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| Hydrologic Regime |
Seasonally flooded
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| Soil Depth |
0
m
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| Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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| Percent Rock / Gravel |
0
%
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| Percent Wood |
0
%
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| Percent Litter |
0
%
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| Percent Bare Soil |
5
%
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| Percent Water |
15
%
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| Percent Other |
0
%
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| Methods Fields: | |
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| Observation Start Date |
24-Jul-1998
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| Observation End Date |
24-Jul-1998
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| Project |
Wind Cave National Park
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| Cover Method |
NPS CoverMethod
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| Stratum Method |
National Park Service
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| Stem Size Limit |
10
cm
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| Taxon Observation Area |
100
m²
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| Cover Dispersion |
contiguous
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| Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
yes
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| Stem Sample Method |
full census
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| Effort Level |
Thorough
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| Plot Validation Level |
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
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| Floristic Quality |
High but incomplete
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| Bryophyte Quality |
Very incomplete
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| Lichen Quality |
Very incomplete
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| Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
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| --no data-- |
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| --no data-- |
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